The Consecration of Aaron and His Sons

1 Then the LORD° spoke° to Moses°, saying°,
2 “aTake° Aaron° and his sons° with him, and the bgarments° and cthe anointing° oil° and the bull° of the sin° offering°, and the two° rams° and the basket° of unleavened° bread°,
3 and assemble° all° the congregation° at the doorway° of the tent° of meeting°.”
4 So Moses° did° just° as the LORD° commanded° him. When the congregation° was assembled° at the doorway° of the tent° of meeting°,
5 Moses° said° to the congregation°, “This° is the thing° which° the LORD° has commanded° to do°.”

6 ¶ Then aMoses° had Aaron° and his sons° come° near° and bwashed° them with water°.
7 He aput° the tunic° on him and girded° him with the sash°, and clothed° him with the robe° and put° the ephod° on him; and he girded° him with the artistic° band° of the ephod°, Iwith which he tied° [it] to him.
8 He then placed° the Ibreastpiece° on him, and in the Ibreastpiece° he put°IIathe Urim° and the Thummim°.
9 He also placed° the turban° on his head°, and on the turban°, at its front°, he placed°athe golden° plate°, the holy° crown°, just° as the LORD° had commanded° Moses°.

10 ¶ Moses° then took°athe anointing° oil° and anointed° the Itabernacle° and all° that was in it, and consecrated° them.
11 He sprinkled° some° of it on the altar° seven° times° and anointed° the altar° and all° its utensils°, and the basin° and its stand°, to aconsecrate° them.
12 Then he poured° some° of the aanointing° oil° on Aaron’s° head° and anointed° him, to consecrate° him.
13aNext Moses° had Aaron’s° sons° come° near° and clothed° them with tunics°, and girded° them with sashes° and bound°Icaps° on them, just° as the LORD° had commanded° Moses°.

14 ¶ Then he brought°athe bull° of the sin° offering°, and Aaron° and his sons° laid° their hands° on the head° of the bull° of the sin° offering°.
15 Next IMoses° slaughtered° [it] and took° the blood° and with his finger°aput° [some of it] around° on the horns° of the altar°, and purified° the altar°. Then he poured° out [the rest of] the blood° at the base° of the altar° and consecrated° it, to make° atonement° for it.
16 He also atook° all° the fat° that was on the entrails° and the Ilobe° of the liver°, and the two° kidneys° and their fat°; and Moses° offered° it up in smoke° on the altar°.
17aBut the bull° and its hide° and its flesh° and its refuse° he burned° in the fire° outside°° the camp°, just° as the LORD° had commanded° Moses°.

18 ¶ Then he presented°athe ram° of the burnt° offering°, and Aaron° and his sons° laid° their hands° on the head° of the ram°.
19IMoses° slaughtered° [it] and sprinkled° the blood° around° on the altar°.
20 When he had cut° the ram° into its pieces°, Moses°aoffered° up the head° and the pieces° and the suet° in smoke°.
21 After he had washed° the entrails° and the legs° with water°, Moses°aoffered° up the whole° ram° in smoke° on the altar°. It was a burnt° offering° for a soothing° aroma°; it was an offering° by fire° to the LORD°, just° as the LORD° had commanded° Moses°.

22 ¶ Then he presented° the second° ram°, athe ram° of Iordination°, and Aaron° and his sons° laid° their hands° on the head° of the ram°.
23IMoses° slaughtered° [it] and took° some° of its blood° and aput° it on the lobe° of Aaron’s° right° ear°, and on the thumb° of his right° hand° and on the big° toe° of his right° foot°.
24 He also had Aaron’s° sons° come° near°; and Moses° put° some° of the blood° on the lobe° of their right° ear°, and on the thumb° of their right° hand° and on the big° toe° of their right° foot°. Moses° then asprinkled° [the rest of] the blood° around° on the altar°.
25 He took° the fat°, and the fat° tail°, and all° the fat° that was on the entrails°, and the Ilobe° of the liver° and the two° kidneys° and their fat° and the right° thigh°.
26aFrom the basket° of unleavened° bread° that was before° the LORD°, he took° one° unleavened° cake° and one° cake° of bread° [mixed with] oil° and one° wafer°, and placed° [them] on the portions° of fat° and on the right° thigh°.
27 He then aput° all° [these] on the hands° of Aaron° and on the hands° of his sons° and presented° them as a wave° offering° before° the LORD°.
28 Then Moses°atook° them from their hands° and offered° them up in smoke° on the altar° with the burnt° offering°. They were an ordination° offering° for ba soothing° aroma°; it was an offering° by fire° to the LORD°.
29 Moses° also took°athe breast° and presented° it for a wave° offering° before° the LORD°; it was bMoses’° portion° of the ram° of ordination°, just° as the LORD° had commanded° Moses°.

30 ¶ So Moses°atook° some° of the anointing° oil° and some° of the blood° which° was on the altar° and sprinkled° it on Aaron°, on his garments°, on his sons°, and on the garments° of his sons° with him; and he consecrated° Aaron°, his garments°, and his sons°, and the garments° of his sons° with him.

31 ¶ Then Moses° said° to Aaron° and to his sons°, “aBoil° the flesh° at the doorway° of the tent° of meeting°, and eat° it there° together with the bread° which° is in the basket° of the ordination° offering°, just° as I commanded°, bsaying°, ‘Aaron° and his sons° shall eat° it.’
32aThe remainder° of the flesh° and of the bread° you shall burn° in the fire°.
33aYou shall not go° outside° the doorway° of the tent° of meeting° for seven° days°, until° the day° that the period° of your ordination° is fulfilled°; for he will Iordain°° you through seven° days°.
34 The LORD° has commanded° to do° as has been done° this° day°, to make° atonement° on your behalf°.
35 At the doorway° of the tent° of meeting°, moreover, you shall remain° day° and night° for seven° days° and akeep° the charge° of the LORD°, so that you will not die°, for so° I have been commanded°.”
36 Thus Aaron° and his sons° did° all° the things° which° the LORD° had commanded° through° Moses°.

Moses consecrateth Aaron and his sons.

1 ¶ And the LORDº spakeºª unto² Moses,º saying,ºª2 Takeºª² Aaronº and his sonsº with² him, and the garments,º and the anointingº oil,º and a bullockº for the sin offering,º and twoº rams,º and a basketº of unleavened bread;º3 And gatherºª thou all² the congregationº together¹ª unto² the doorº of the tabernacleº of the congregation.º4 And Mosesº didºª as² the LORDº commandedºª him; and the assemblyº was gathered togetherºª unto² the doorº of the tabernacleº of the congregation.º5 And Mosesº saidºª unto² the congregation,º This² [is] the thingº which² the LORDº commandedºª to be done.ºª6 And Mosesº broughtºª² Aaronº and his sons,º and washedºª them with water.º7 And he putºª upon² him² the coat,º and girdedºª him with the girdle,º and clothedºª him with² the robe,º and putºª² the ephodº upon² him, and he girdedºª him with the curious girdleº of the ephod,º and boundºª [it] unto him therewith. 8 And he putºª² the breastplateº upon² him: also he putºª in² the breastplateº² the Urimº and the Thummim.º9 And he putºª² the mitreº upon² his head;º also upon² the mitre,º [even] upon² his forefront,ºº did he putºª² the goldenº plate,º the holyº crown;º as² the LORDº commandedºª² Moses.º10 And Mosesº tookºª² the anointingº oil,º and anointedºª² the tabernacleº and all² that² [was] therein, and sanctifiedºª them. 11 And he sprinkledºª thereof² upon² the altarº sevenº times,º and anointedºª² the altarº and all² his vessels,º both the laverº and his foot,º to sanctifyºª them. 12 And he pouredºª of the anointing¹ oilº²² upon² Aaron'sº head,º and anointedºª him, to sanctifyºª him. 13 And Mosesº broughtºª² Aaron'sº sons,º and put¹ª coats¹ upon²² them, and girdedºª them with girdles,º and putºª bonnetsº upon them; as² the LORDº commandedºª² Moses.º

Their sin offering.

14 And he broughtºª² the bullockº for the sin offering:º and Aaronº and his sonsº laidºª² their handsº upon² the headº of the bullockº for the sin offering.º15 And he slewºª [it]; and Mosesº tookºª² the blood,º and putºª [it] upon² the hornsº of the altarº round aboutº with his finger,º and purifiedºª² the altar,º and pouredºª the bloodº at² the bottomº of the altar,º and sanctifiedºª it, to make reconciliationºª upon² it. 16 And he tookºª² all² the fatº that² [was] upon² the inwards,º and the caulº [above] the liver,º and the twoº kidneys,º and their fat,º and Mosesº burnedºª [it] upon the altar.º17 But the bullock,º and his hide,º his flesh,º and his dung,º he burntºª with fireº withoutº² the camp;º as² the LORDº commandedºª² Moses.º

Their burnt offering.

18 ¶ And he broughtºª² the ramº for the burnt offering:º and Aaronº and his sonsº laidºª² their handsº upon² the headº of the ram.º19 And he killedºª [it]; and Mosesº sprinkledºª² the bloodº upon² the altarº round about.º20 And he cutºª the ramº into pieces;º and Mosesº burntºª² the head,º and the pieces,º and the fat.º21 And he washedºª the inwardsº and the legsº in water;º and Mosesº burntºª² the whole² ramº upon the altar:º it² [was] a burnt sacrificeº for a sweetº savour,º [and] an offering made by fireº unto the LORD;º as² the LORDº commandedºª² Moses.º

The ram of consecration.

22 ¶ And he broughtºª² the otherº ram,º the ramº of consecration:º and Aaronº and his sonsº laidºª² their handsº upon² the headº of the ram.º23 And he slewºª [it]; and Mosesº tookºª of the bloodº² of it, and putºª [it] upon² the tipº of Aaron'sº rightº ear,º and upon² the thumbº of his rightº hand,º and upon² the great toeº of his rightº foot.º24 And he broughtºª² Aaron'sº sons,º and Mosesº putºª of² the bloodº upon² the tipº of their rightº ear,º and upon² the thumbsº of their rightº hands,º and upon² the great toesº of their rightº feet:º and Mosesº sprinkledºª² the bloodº upon² the altarº round about.º25 And he tookºª² the fat,º and the rump,º and all² the fatº that² [was] upon² the inwards,º and the caulº [above] the liver,º and the twoº kidneys,º and their fat,º and the rightº shoulder:º26 And out of the basketº² of unleavened¹ bread,¹² that² [was] beforeº the LORD,º he tookºª oneº unleavenedº cake,º and a² cakeº of oiledº bread,² and oneº wafer,º and putºª [them] on² the fat,º and upon² the rightº shoulder:º27 And he putºª² all² upon² Aaron'sº hands,º and upon² his sons'º hands,º and wavedºª them [for] a wave offeringº beforeº the LORD.º28 And Mosesº tookºª them from off²² their hands,º and burntºª [them] on the altarº upon² the burnt offering:º they² [were] consecrationsº for a sweetº savour:º it² [is] an offering made by fireº unto the LORD.º29 And Mosesº tookºª² the breast,º and wavedºª it [for] a wave offeringº beforeº the LORD:º [for] of the ramº² of consecrationº it was² Moses'º part;¹² as² the LORDº commandedºª² Moses.º30 And Mosesº tookºª of the anointing¹ oil,º²² and of² the bloodº which² [was] upon² the altar,º and sprinkledºª [it] upon² Aaron,º [and] upon² his garments,º and upon² his sons,º and upon² his sons'º garmentsº with² him; and sanctifiedºª² Aaron,º [and] his garments,º and his sons,º and his sons'º garmentsº with² him.

The place and time of their consecration.

31 ¶ And Mosesº saidºª unto² Aaronº and to² his sons,º Boilºª² the fleshº [at] the doorº of the tabernacleº of the congregation:º and there² eatºª it with the breadº that² [is] in the basketº of consecrations,º as² I commanded,ºª saying,ºª Aaronº and his sonsº shall eatºª it. 32 And that which remainethºª of the fleshº and of the breadº shall ye burnºª with fire.º33 And ye shall not² go outºª of the doorº² of the tabernacleº of the congregationº [in] sevenº days,º until² the daysº of your consecrationº be at an end:ºª for² sevenº daysº shall he consecrateººª² you. 34 As² he hath doneºª this² day,º [so] the LORDº hath commandedºª to do,ºª to make an atonementºª for² you. 35 Therefore shall ye abideºª [at] the doorº of the tabernacleº of the congregationº dayº and nightº sevenº days,º and keepºª² the chargeº of the LORD,º that ye dieºª not:² for² so² I am commanded.ºª36 So Aaronº and his sonsº didºª² all² thingsº which² the LORDº commandedºª by the handº of Moses.º